15th Annual AAOS Occupational Orthopaedics and Workers' Compensation Course: A Multidisciplinary Perspective

Evaluate patients with musculoskeletal pain resulting from workplace injury and formulate a treatment plan with appropriate return-to-work guidelines Manage patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal pain Compare and contrast surgical and nonsurgical treatment protocols for workplace injuries Apply alternative treatments and rehabilitation techniques to achieve quality outcomes to care for work-related injuries Identify how to avoid unnecessary disability Evaluate patients for impairment and submit accurate reports Improve report writing and develop new skills in office management for work-related injuries Use science to document return-to-work decisions